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Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
- Differential ... based on repeat clinic ... • Nephritic syndrome ... Excess: • Conn's syndrome ... Secondary #Nephrology #Differential
Hypertension and Altered Mental Status (AMS) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
Status (AMS) - Differential ... • Cushing’s syndrome ... • Serotonin syndrome ... encephalopathy #altered #Differential ... #Diagnosis #causes
Glomerular Diseases - Nephritic and Nephrotic Syndromes

Nephritic syndrome—due to GBM disruption. 
Hypertension. t BUN and creatinine.
and Nephrotic Syndromes ... Hypertension. t ... RBC casts in urine ... but in severe cases ... #Classification
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
and Secondary Causes ... - Differential ... Secondary Causes ... excess (Cushing syndrome ... HTN #Cardiology #Differential
Causes of Ascites - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Portal Hypertension - Prehepatic:
 • Portal vein thrombosis
 • Splenic
Causes of Ascites ... - Differential ... • Budd-Chiari syndrome ... 2LmUODZ #Ascites #Differential ... Algorithm #Hepatology #causes
Causes of Small Bowel Bleeding - Differential Diagnosis
Common Causes:
 • Under age 40 years: Inflammatory Bowel
Causes of Small ... Bowel Bleeding - Differential ... Diagnosis Common Causes ... and/or portal hypertensive ... SmallBowel #Bleeding #Differential
Secondary causes of Hypertension
 • Medications, Drugs, Chemo: NSAIDS, Steroids, CNI, Alcohol, Cocaine, OCP, Licorice, MAOI,
Secondary causes ... of Hypertension ... Other Endocrine causes ... #Hypertension # ... differential #diagnosis
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Workup and Differential ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... White-coat syndrome ... Guillain-Barre Syndrome ... #Differential #
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Defining the cause of hypokalemia starts by measuring urinary K
Causes of Hypokalemia ... - Differential ... Defining the cause ... the existence of hypertension ... #hypokalemia #differential
Causes of Generalized Edema - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Overfill (Increased renal sodium retention, Urine Na > 40meq/L)
Causes of Generalized ... Edema - Differential ... pericarditis • Portal hypertension ... #Generalized #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes